ATI LPN
Foundations and Adult Health Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 6 : Cultural and Ethnic Considerations Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which statement about the biomedical health belief system is true?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Characteristic of the biomedical health belief system includes the beliefs that life is regulated by biomedical and physical processes. Life processes can be manipulated by humans by mechanical interventions. Health is the absence of disease or signs and symptoms of disease. Disease is an alteration of the structure and function of the body. Disease has a specific cause, onset, course, and treatment. It is caused by trauma, pathogens, chemical imbalances, or failure of body parts. Treatment focuses on the use of physical and chemical treatments.
Question 2 of 5
Which health belief system is commonly referred to as "third-world" beliefs and practices?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The folk health belief system is commonly referred to as 'third-world' beliefs and practices. It is often called strange or weird by nurses and other health professionals who are unfamiliar with folk medicine beliefs.
Question 3 of 5
Which health belief system includes a belief of a supernatural force exerting influence to cause health or illness?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The folk health belief system is commonly referred to as 'third-world' beliefs and practices. It is often called strange by nurses and other health professionals who are unfamiliar with folk medicine beliefs.
Question 4 of 5
Which health belief system focuses on restoring balance with physical social and metaphysical worlds?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The treatment based on the holistic health belief system is designed to restore balance with physical, social, and metaphysical worlds.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is caring for a patient who fasts during daylight hours during Ramadan. The nurse recognizes that the patient is adhering to the cultural beliefs of which culture?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Muslims practice fasting during daylight hours during Ramadan.